Today's first update: Chapter 2317! 1/2!
"Mother Goddess, Kun..." The Red Phoenix Sect Master's long lashes trembled incessantly, her fingertips digging deep into the soft flesh of her palms. Turbulent waves churned within the rosy glow flowing through her beautiful eyes.
She clearly saw that the Phoenix Lord, who had always sat high among the clouds, now had her wide sleeves hanging loose, while the gilded silk draped around her fair wrists trembled faintly.
A trace of barely perceptible distraction crossed the Phoenix Lord's face, smooth as congealed cream. It vanished in an instant, yet it made the Red Phoenix Sect Master feel as if she had fallen into an ice pit—her Mother Goddess, who had remained unmoved by fortune or misfortune for countless years and had not grieved even at the fall of the Yuan Ancestor, had actually lost her composure over a junior today!
This frightened her, the Phoenix Lord's eldest daughter, even more than witnessing Xu Kun cross over a thousand Phoenix Miles in an instant.
No... what exactly was going on with her nephew? His performance had actually exceeded even her Mother Goddess's expectations?
The Phoenix Lord fixed her gaze on Xu Kun. As she watched him, the doubt in her eyes gradually cleared.
"So that's how it is. Old man, you've still outplayed me."
Old man?
The Red Phoenix Sect Master's mind seemed to explode.
Looking across all races, there were already few who could converse with the Phoenix Lord as equals. Those whom she would call an old man were even rarer.
Was she talking about the Dragon Ancestor?
That couldn't be right. The Dragon Ancestor could not possibly have placed a bet on Xu Kun. Ever since the Azure Dragon's break with them, it had been destined that the Dragon Race, under